Yep, I made the same argument many times over. Although I actually thought it smart in a way that Palin didn’t run, because the media would have been like rabid-wolves with her, going ballistic with lies and smears, and snuffing out her ‘message,’ and chewing her to pieces. The GOP establishment would have just happily piled on, of course. And the media would be giving all the other candidates a totally free pass, while they were on their bloodlust-tinged ‘wilding’ of Palin.
It was an unwinnable gauntlet for her, or anyone else who dares to truly threaten the status-quo. By sidestepping the carnage, she’s preserving her voice for her pet crusades, like combating corruption and the professional political class, and enegy independence. I actually think she might very well make much more headway going this route... which could even still pay off in the political arena as well, if she plays her cards well. And considering the ridiculous flop “our betters” at GOP Central are making of things, she’s looking better and better all the time.
I got a fundraising call from the RNC yesterday. I told them - in so many words - to *$%k off.
They stood by and watched as the media and Democrats crucified Palin, then Bachman, then Cain.
The RNC is clueless, and I despise the Republican party elite right about now.